Nearly 90% of tsunamis are natural disasters caused by earthquakes, but not all earthquakes form tsunamis: A few conditions have to be met first. First, tsunamis are what happen after underwater ...

the shallow water slows the waves the height of the waves can increase by several metres the waves get closer together ...

A team of international scientists, including two researchers from The Australian National University (ANU), will soon sail ...

BMKG stated that the earthquake that occurred west of South Aceh Regency did not have the potential for a tsunami. Here are the signs of a tsunami according to BMKG.

Scientists remain puzzled over what caused the tsunami that was observed over a wide part of Japan on Oct. 9. Normally, the Japan Meteorological Agency will issue a tsunami advisory within three ...

Earthquakes are the sudden violent shaking of the ground. This happens because the Earth's plates are constantly moving and sometimes, because of friction, plates become stuck. Pressure builds up ...

For months, experts were at a loss as to what caused the tsunami observed over a wide stretch of the Pacific Ocean in October last year. No major earthquakes were detected that day. But the Japan ...

However, they stressed the importance of the warning given the deadly nature of tsunamis caused by earthquakes. "If you evacuated, you did the right thing," they said. "Tsunamis are rare ...

TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has called for continued caution over potential tremors and tsunamis despite a gradual decrease in seismic activity a week after the ...